Webster's Dictionary 1913

5239

Dodgery

Dodg″er‐y (?), n. trickery; artifice. Hacket.

5240

Dodipate

{ Dod″i‐pate (?), Dod″i‐poll (?), } n. [Perh. fr. OE. dodden to cut off, to shear, and first applied to shaven-polled priests.] A stupid person; a fool; a blockhead.Some will sa...

5241

Dodkin

Dod″kin (?), n. [D. duitken, dim. of duit. See Doit, and cf. Doitkin.] A doit; a small coin. Shelton.

5242

Dodman

Dod″man (?), n. 1. A snail; also, a snail shell; a hodmandod. Nares.2. (Zoöl.) Any shellfish which casts its shell, as a lobster.

5243

Dodo

Do″do (?), n.; pl.Dodoes (#). [Said to be fr. Pg. doudo silly, foolish (cf. Booby); this is fr. Prov. E. dold, the same word as E. dolt.] (Zoöl.) A large, extinct bird (Didus in...

5244

Doe

Doe (dō), n. [AS. dā; cf. Dan. daa, daa-dyr, deer, and perh. L. dama. √66.] (Zoöl.) A female deer or antelope; specifically, the female of the fallow deer, of which the male is ...

5245

Doe (2)

Doe (do͞o), n. A feat. See Do, n.Hudibras.

5246

Doe, John

Doe, John. (Law) The fictitious lessee acting as plaintiff in the common-law action of ejectment, the fictitious defendant being usually denominated Richard Roe. Hence, a fictit...

5247

Dœglic

Dœg″lic (?), a. Pertaining to, or obtained from, the dœgling; as, dœglic acid (Chem.), an oily substance resembling oleic acid.

5248

Dœgling

‖Dœg″ling (?), n.(Zoöl.) The beaked whale (Balænoptera rostrata), from which dœgling oil is obtained.

5249

Doer

Do″er (?), n. [From Do, v. t. & i.] 1. One who does; one who performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.The doers of the law shall be justified. ...

5250

Does

Does (dŭz). The 3d pers. sing. pres. of Do.

5251

Doeskin

Doe″skin′ (?), n. 1. The skin of the doe.2. A firm woolen cloth with a smooth, soft surface like a doe's skin; — made for men's wear.

5252

Doff

Doff (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Doffed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Doffing.] [Do + off. See Do, v. t., 7.] 1. To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence, figuratively, to put or ...

5253

Doff (2)

Doff, v. i. To put off dress; to take off the hat.

5254

Doffer

Doff″er (?), n.(Mach.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the cotton from the cards. Ure.

5255

Doffer (2)

Doff″er (?), n. 1. (Mach.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar, with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the fiber from the cards.2. (Spinning) A worke...

5256

Dog

Dog (dŏg), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zoöl.) A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C. familiaris). The dog is distinguish...

5257

Dog (2)

Dog (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dogged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dogging.] To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as...

5258

Dog bee

Dog″ bee′ (?). A male or drone bee. Halliwell.

5259

Dog day

{ Dog″ day′orDog″day′ (?) }. One of the dog days.Dogday cicada(Zoöl.), a large American cicada (C. pruinosa), which trills loudly in midsummer.

5260

Dog days

Dog″ days′ (?). A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early part of September; canicular d...

5261

Dog fancier

Dog″ fan′cier (?). One who has an unusual fancy for, or interest in, dogs; also, one who deals in dogs.

5262

Dog Star

Dog″ Star′ (?). Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; — called also Canicula, and, in astronomical charts, ...

5263

Dog-brier

Dog″–bri′er (?), n.(Bot.) The dog-rose.

5264

Dog-eared

Dog″–eared′ (?), a. Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by careless or long-continued usage; — said of a book.Statute books before unopened, not dog-eared. L...

5265

Dog-faced

Dog″–faced′ (?), a. Having a face resembling that of a dog.Dog-faced baboon(Zoöl.), any baboon of the genus Cynocephalus. See Drill.